Toy



Oct.2,1923. 1,469,605

' M. F. PIERCY TOY Filed Oct. 20. 1922 I mum The inyention is plan iew,

ing as will -;imitate the .form of i from whicha'bat l2-ex-i V L I i tends.

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v Be it known' that 'M tmm F; P nker; e1 citizenof the United states', residing'at -Balf timorey thev State o'fTMar yla'nd. has in 5 I vented certain new andfuseful Improve-f ments in Toys, of which the following a This invention relates to an improvement. particular reference to; an- 7 1 exceedingly simple and'cheap toy which will in toys and has afford amusement for children. V

illustrated in the accom- .panying drawing, wherein,

. l Fig. 1. shows the same 1n side elevation? .1 *Fig. 2. illustrates the same in front eleyation, and V y i r e Fig. 3 shows portions of the toyin top or and .in broken j-lines indicates the positions of Referring to the the ends of the said spejct to the bar andservesas apivot bearplained. j

The base also carries awire frame com-h prising. 'a vertical portion 6 V upwardly from apoint in rront of the post i 5, and has a horizontal stretch 7 which'extends rearwardly from theportion'6 but in anelevated position aboye or with respect to the base. This horizontal l prong 9 on the lower end of the Vertical portion 6 andt driving thiszprong into the front the same and to increase 'childrin playing with the toy, Iimpart to base-ball batter. x 'Tl'llS striking" device'therer'ore consists of a block 10, ci1troughly to V a batter s with out- I stretched arms-11' r it tlekes 4. a lo'wer recess l li the lo w'erj re'ces'sf seatin:

r the parts :when set for opera ition,'as the same-would appear if viewed on the line 33 ofFig. 1. r

drawing the numeral presentlyibe ''more fully exwhich extends stretch of the frame carries 21' depending prong 8 which, ex; tends or points downwardly. in a vertical plane or alinem ent with tending; post or stem 5 but is spaced abovethe latter. 7 H y In theqpresent instancethe wire frame is 'attachedlto the baseby forming a lateral,

the '7 upwardly-ex h ep mid o h posfi orqstemis n the upp r r cessremitting the lower erijd. f 1' th'ejdepending'prong 8.;fil hus'itwilllbe 1in: a 1' derstood{thatthe blockllOis pivotally-siis-gf tained :between the post5 'and the prong-5; Q 7 i so itj,may"*be oscillated between saidtwo :5

pivots;

Itwill be noted'thatthe' block f I."

'edibetween-th'e postiand prong'that the bat 12 will extend laterally toward .the, vertical portionfi of the vwire frame but will clear or' f '1' pass said portion (iasthe block isturned or oscillatedbetwe'en itspiyots.

In -fnrther carryingioutmyinvention I prov de means for yieldingly swinging the .block in one direct on which; infithe'form llustrated consists of afcoiled' spring, 15

ut; the. post orstern 5- which: is wound abo withonefend' 16 held in the base and the other endl7; held to theblock,"as showgn -in From the base jtheebroj ctse1M i s Which has an upturned-end which lies in the r, path fofza portion" of-th'e block and forms a stop to" limit the sw nging moyement ot the; f

b ockilheicoiled springltiis iinder siifiicientl tension to' normally keep the blockfagainst the stop arm 18, asclearly shown in Orr-.1 6 drawing.

."Forconvemence in operatiom-jprefer-I 1 y a pin 19 whichis lattachedto-f and-projects laterally from the block 10* whereby the same; may be engaged by the 'finger 20 of the operator,

ably provide broken lines in Fig.

1. in position-"itis i readiness-for peratlonf. '1' v n To completethe toy, ;I.provide 1a b31121; whichis attached to -a'coiid22, preferably'of cord 'is' fastened to i'the -hori'-" 7' of 'the'wire frame solthat V theb'all may be suspended in a horiiontal plane in alin'ement with 'theipath through fwhichthe bat'l2jwill swing.) I g f? i .The operation i s sim'ple and as followsa] the striking devicealtorrnimitative- 0t 'afi ,The operator will engage the pin 19 with} g: I the finger and swingthe 'block,10-'around' jt0 theIdotted-line elastic, which 'zonta'l stretch which operation will wind v as indicated-by 3 whereby to swing the blockto the dotted-line position shown in Q :said Fig- 3,' against the tension of thespring position 'shO n 'inQ Fig. 3, t p ng-1e i The finger 20, is then removed and.theblocki. j

; Whieh'fiilf c' aii se it tdjstrike the ball. Vvhenr the ball is struck, it' willjbe projected, and

- 7 being held by 29 K122 w l xbe. hrown thr0i1gh a Circnlzifbiid sijiifll "path-Which will' cause t-he cord'rt o be Wound on therhori zontal stretch 7 o f'the Wire frame with some" force, and frequently with suflicient fonce 60 0 cause it to unwind? ment' 0 archi ld.

tending upwardly fremvbhe base andpro- 5 jecti'ng"rearwardly and terminating" infa downtnrned prong; a stem ardly fg'qnmthejbase a block pivotally en- "gaged" afii-i itsinpper-lid by the: prong and V pivotally; engaged by 'tl1e' stem,e a spring 2 coiled about the stem 'and engaging; the

"b] QQ1 'tO; SWinQ' t hei lattervin one directlon aj step to limit the s winging movementof the its Swinging movenient.

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